Viking “floats out” Viking Venus in Italy
Viking, the “thinking person’s cruise” line has launched its seventh ocean ship, the 930-passenger Viking Venus in Italy. Scheduled to debut early next year, ...
Hurtigruten, Ponant and Aranui announce cruise starts
Some international cruise lines are resuming operations sooner than expected, with expedition leader, Hurtigruten, one of the first lines to return to the seas ...
MSC Cruises delay cruise operations until 1 August
MSC Cruises has halted all cruises until 1 August as global pandemic restrictions continue to pose challenges to the travel industry. Passengers who are ...
Get 70 per cent off cruises as lines battle to win back passengers
Cruise lines are slashing fares by up to 70 per cent in a concerted effort to attract passengers back to holiday on the high ...
Silversea takes delivery of new luxury ship and steps up Australasian cruising
Silversea has taken delivery of Silver Origin, a ship specifically designed for the delicate but beautiful environment of the Galapagos Islands. The luxury line ...
Hurtigruten returns with specials and “the world’s most beautiful voyage”
Expedition cruise line Hurtigruten will be one of the first lines to return to the oceans when it starts itineraries on the stunning Norwegian ...
Hawaii not expecting cruises until mid-2021
Hawaii tourism experts are predicting cruising won’t resume until the second half of next year, according to a new tourism report. In a grim ...
With just days to go, what the new river cruise will look like
River lines will be first off the ranks to cruise European and American waterways from next month as more companies unveil stringent, new health ...
Aussie cruising could start as early as June
Expedition cruising in the Kimberley could be the first to kick start the industry as domestic travel restrictions lift in early June, Sarina Bratton, ...
Viking has paused its river and ocean sailings until 31 August
Viking Cruises has halted its river and ocean sailings until 31 August because travel remains “complicated”, Viking chairman Torstein Hagen said. “This has truly ...
Silversea poised to sail the “travel bubble” to New Zealand
Silversea Cruises is working through the government’s proposed “travel bubble” to ensure that Silver Explorer and Silver Muse will be able to sail in ...
Australasia’s cruise industry group gets new chair as lines prepare for relaunch
Gavin Smith, Royal Caribbean International’s managing director Australia and New Zealand, has been appointed the new chair of Cruise Lines International Association Australasia. Mr ...
Remotely-operated sea trial for Silver Origin
Silversea Cruises has successfully conducted the remotely-operated sea trial of its latest luxury ship, Silver Origin off the Netherlands despite the challenges of the ...
From baking cakes to cash, how cruise lines are helping health heroes
From raising money, baking cakes, sounding horns in unison to providing temporary accommodation for workers recuperating from COVID-19, individual cruise companies have taken the ...
Expedition line, Hurtigruten suspends all voyages until mid-June
Expedition line, Hurtigruten has extended the suspension of its worldwide sailings until 16 June. “We are two months into what is a truly extraordinary ...
Scenic’s confidence in cruise: five more luxury yachts to be built in new yard
Scenic Group has shown strong confidence in the future of the luxury cruise sector, cutting steel for its second expedition ship, Scenic Eclipse II, ...